Homemaking unit



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ANTHONY D. GLOV 12 y in Arrow/ United States PatentO HOMIEMAKING UNITAnthony D. Glover, Austin, Tex. Application August 23, 1954, Serial No.451,540 2 Claims. Cl. 312-49 This invention relates to a new andimproved homemaking unit particularly adapted for use in'schools, or thelike, for the teaching of homemaking subjects and which unit isrelatively compact and economical and yet provides a full set ofequipment for each student and to a new and improved method of formingsuch a unit.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedhomemaking unit of the type set forth wherein all of the functionalmembers may be completely enclosed when not in operation and allowingthe device to be utilized as a table.

Another object is to provide a new and improved method of making ahomemaking unit of the type set forth.

1 Another object of the invention is to provide a new andirnprovedhomemaking unit containing a full set of equipment including asewing machine, ironing board and storage cabinet for each student.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedarrangement of the type set forth which is adapted to function as acomplete unit for a plurality of students.

. Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedapparatus of the type set forth having built-in wiring systems.

Another object is to provide a device of the type set forth in which thetop surface of the sewing machine base is level with the table top sothat both surfaces may be used by the sewing machine operator as onelarge working surface.

Another object is to provide a new and improved device of the type setforth having a sewing machine compartment, ironing compartment and bankof drawers on each side of the unit with the drawers in the middle andwith sliding support for the sewing machine with a compartment on theinside of the sewing machine support and adapted to contain accessories,or the like.

Another object is to provide a new and improved double extensionarrangement for supporting the sewing machine, which extension slidesinto the main support and a vertically adjustable support for saidsewing machine support.

Another object is to provide a new and improved device of the type setforth which may be employed as a table when not in use for teaching.

Another object is to provide a new and improved homemaking unit of thetype set forth wherein each of the students is adapted to be suppliedwith a full set of equipment which equipment is within ready reach ofthe student at all times.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings. It will be understood that changes may be made in the detailsof construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, as thepreferred form has been given by way of illustration only.

Referring to the drawings:

2,875,009 Patented Feb. 24, 1959 Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, butshowing the stor age and sewing machine portions of the device; and

Fig. 6 is an exploded view showing the five major parts of which thedevice is constructed.

Referring more particularly to the drawings wherein similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout, the apparatus shownembodying the invention comprises two identical reversely positionedcabinet units 10 on base 10a and having a table top 11 thereover, saidtable top having the overhanging edge 12 completely surrounding theunit. The overhanging portion 12 allows ample knee room and allows thedevice to be used as a table for dining, conferences, or other generaluse when the device is not otherwise employed.

In each side of the cabinet units 10 is provided an ironing compartmentor the like normally closed] by the door 13 at one end of the cabinetsection 10, and a sewing machine compartment or the like, on theopposite side of the unit and normally closed by the sliding door orsupport 14 and between the two cabinet units is posi- Within the ironingboard compartment'13a is positioned an ironing board 16 which folds intothe compartment 13a for storage and in the compartment 13a is positioneda storage rack 17 for supporting an electric iron 18.

Each unit is completely wired with an electric plug for each applianceand a common outlet for connecting the wiring system of the unit to anelectric circuit. A single fuse 19 is provided in the ironingcompartment for the entire unit. With the unit wired completely, with asingle common outlet, the entire unit can be plugged into the roomelectrical power supply at one point.

The sewing machine compartment is adapted to be closed by the door orvertical support 13 as previously described, and the sewing machinesupport 20a is carried on the double extension ball bearing glides 20and 21 which are preferably constructed of metal. The vertical support14 is provided with the post 22 under which is the rubber wheel orcaster 23, and this vertical support 14 at the extremity of support 20aretains the support completely solid or rigid and by adjusting theheight of wheel 23, adjustment can be made for non-level floors.

On support 20, for the sewing machine 24, is the pivotal support 25which may be folded down when not in use allowing the sewing machine tobe stored within the ca'binet and when in use retains the sewing machinelevel with the table top 11 so that both surfaces can be used by thesewing machine operator as one large working surface.

Generally, the complete homemaking unit can be broken down into fivemajor parts, the top 11, the base 10a, the cabinet section comprisingtwo identical sewing machine ironing board cabinet units 10 and thecentral drawer or storage section. The base 10a is constructed on arectangular frame and on the top side of the base and adjacent theopposite ends are'positioned triangle location :blocks B with twosets offour location blocks arranged in such configuration as to have an openended cabinet unit placed over each setof location blocks and securedthereto by screws extending through the sidewalls of the cabinet unitinto each of the blocks. A total of eight such location blocks arescrewed into the upper surface of the base and the two identical sewingmachine-ironing board cabinet units are constructed separately each witha sewing machine compartment at one end and the ironing boardcompartment at the other end and the two cabinet units each have groovesGin their adjacent surfaces on which are positioned shelves S forsupporting drawers 15. One such sewing machine-ironing equipment cabinetunit is positioned on one end of the base a andlocated by means oflocation blocks B and secured thereto as described above and another ofsuch cabinet units is positioned on the other end of base 10a with thesewing machine opening to the opposite side and this section is securedto its respective locating blocks B. The top 11 is then lifted intoplace and on the under side of the top are location blocks B like thoseon the top surface of the base and screws are then run through the sideof the cabinet units into these location blocks B, and shelves S arethen slipped into the oppositely disposed grooves G on the insideadjacent surfaces of the cabinet units and the drawers 15 slipped inbetween these shelves.

It will be noted that the over all length of the home? making unit canbe varied by increasing or decreasing the width allowed for the drawers15, or if desired, the drawers 15 can be eliminated completely, orlocated atthe ends with the cabinet units nextto each other.

From the foregoing, itwill be seen that I have'provided a simple,efficient and economical arrangement for a plurality of students whereineach of the students will have a complete set of operating equipmentwith such equipment readily available. within reach.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character. described a rigid unitary rectangularbase, a set of blocks on said base at each end thereof, a pair ofpedestal-like cabinets each positioned and retained on said base by oneof said sets of blocks, a rectangular table top of greater length andwidth than said base, two sets of blocks on the undersurface of saidtable top to engage said pedestal-like cabinets to .posi- I tion andretain said table top on said pedestal-like cabinets, shelves supportedby said pedestal-like-cabinets and one facing each direction, may beplaced on each shelf.

2. The device of claim 1 in which at least one of said pedestal-likecabinets including 'a compartment adapted to house a sewing machine orthe like, is provided with a vertical panel normally closing saidcompartment, and is provided with a support member on said paneloutwardly of said panel to extend, when said panel is in closed positionbeyond said base, a roller on the lower end of said support to contactthe floor, whereby said panel may be moved horizontally away from saidcompartment, a horizontal support member adapted to support a sewingmachine or the like carried by said panel, and guide*e'lements withinsaid cabinet for said horizontal support member, said horizontal supportmember being secon structed and arranged as to support a sewing machineor the like level with said table top.

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FOREIGN PATENTS Germany Jan, 1951

